Writing Erotica

INSTRUCTOR: Cassandra Rose Clarke

TIME: Saturday, June 24, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CST

PRICE: Early bird price: $45 for members, $60 for nonmembers. The deadline for early bird pricing is Sunday, June 18. After Sunday, June 18: $55 for members, $70 for nonmembers. Become a member here. Apply for a scholarship here.

LOCATION: Online via Zoom

LEVEL: All Levels

CAP: 15

With the rise of e-readers, interest in erotica has exploded: readers can indulge their deepest desires without worrying that the saucy cover will give everything away. And many writers are eager for the chance to try their hand at getting salacious under a pen name.

This workshop will serve as a safe space for the curious to get as salacious as they want—without ignoring their writing craft. We’ll examine how sexually explicit material can serve as a mode of character development and how sexually driven plot lines allow us to push boundaries and explore societal taboos. We’ll also look at how to write that sexually explicit material itself—and how to find the balance between the poetic and the pornographic.

Please note that this workshop is rated NC-17. Participants can expect to read, hear, and (if they wish) use sexually explicit language, and we will be discussing sexually explicit scenarios. Out loud.